Could This Character "Save" CartoonNetwork?

Okay, in a different topic it was pretty much unanimous that cartoonnetwork has dug itself into a nice little pit. That it's glory days are over and is ready to kick the bucket in maybe five or ten years right? Well, I've been doing a lot of role playing to simply kill my extreme boredome when I don't feel like writing or something else. I just created this character at fanfiction.net and figured I might show him off a little and ask an interesting question. Could this character, provided the proper budget, writing and drawing effort save cartoonnetwork from it's demise? I know one show won't save them, but like IGPX did, he could breath some life back into the station. Here's some specs on him and his "side" character.

Name: Alex Raid

Age: ??? (Appears to be 19)

Gender: Male

Appearance: Alex has a medium-fit build. His left arm is cybernetic, the source of this technology is unknown. But it's believed to be bio-genetic, meaning it grows with him. He has aqquired and installed many skills and equipment over the years. But he rarely uses most of them. The area around his left eye looks a bit like it has circuits running through it rather than veins. He keeps his hair parted in a slick way so it's hard to see it. His hair is silver and goes down to his shoulder. It's rumored this was where he got his name.

Clothing: Doesn't wear anything special, likes to keep it simple and relaxing. His bio suit allowes him to freely change it's appearance to his liking.

Personality: Alax is cocky and cunning, very childish and playfull. Even when he's serious he acts like a little kid. He's not very shy, but he is cautious, and has thrown quite a few doctors for a loop for this reason.

Bio: Alex is a strange kid with an excitinig life, well a double life. He's the first teenager to make it into the ranks of CIA and MI6, he takes jobs from either companies when their best just won't cut it. Not much is known about him except that he was found unconcious in a crashed alien craft with technology advanced far beyond what one could even fathom. When the going gets rough, Alex get's going, most recently his rival is the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, who's personality strikes a canny resemblance to his, minus a few years in age. He hopes to top the records set by this fictional character in real life, why...well he's just that good. Or at least he supposidly is, his code name 700 emulates his loyalty to the character. But he's not careless, he has many secrets and lives to protect, and at least he manages to keep his "raid-v" in one piece. The name of his vehical is actually an abriviation meaning. Rezilliant, Anamorphic, instant departure-vehical. The craft can shape shift into whatever he choses it to be, even a smaller, one man version of the odd alien craft he was found in. His assistant SIS(short for Sophisticated Impersonating Supercomputer) is a program he designed himself, by coupling our technology with some of his, to create a loyal companion and a slightly motherly figure.

Other: Alex's cybernetic arm has several 'functions', in which the lower half is briefly morphed into one of the several defensive, offencive, and conventional features. a few of these features are listed below.

Energy Shield: Alex's hand morphs into a square pannel which produces a much larger energy shield, capable of deflecting most small to medium size munittions fire. Sonic Cannon: Alex's pride and joy, his arm morphs into a barrel looking device that bears strong resemblance to Samus Aran's arm cannon in the metroid games. It can fire a high frequancy sonic blast that cuts through nearly any metal. Or he can use it to fire a beam, which bears strong resemblance to that of Cyborg in Teen Titans. Welding Tortch: His hand morphs into a small tortch like device which has a heat of up to 900 degrees, it's range is short, but it provides excelent uses. Both conventional and otherwise. Hacking tool: A plug which resembles a usb plug comes out from his palm. Once connected, Alex is able to draw whatever data he chooses, access it, and download it directly into his mind. These are just a few of the features he has in this arm, but most of them are simple, conventional tools, making his left arm somewhat of an alien swiss army knife.

Name: S. I. S. (Sister,Iimpersonating, Supercomputer)

Age: appears to be 23

Gender: Female.

Appearance: S. I. S. is a drop dead gorgeous female wire frame hologram. The details are so minute that if not for her light blue color, she'd almost appear human. She can become partially solid, allowing her to make physical contact with her environment. She is simi transparent and when close enough you could see the lazer grid forming her. The image is displayed from Alex's cybernetic arm, which limits her range to five to ten feet away from him.

Clothing: S. I. S often simulates a casual seceratarial outfit, in order to keep many from getting the idea that she's actually capable of...well...simulating things. Though her clothes are limited to the same color of her laser.

Personality: Playfull and energetic, Alex designed Sis to mimic the behavior of an older sister, who had died in the crash along with his parents. Unfortunately he programmed this feature a bit too well, regardless, they both get along...most of the time.

Bio: ??? She's a computer program created by a super intelligent teenager, what else do you need?

So, what do you think, would yo u watch a show about a character like this with some interest? Considering I wouldn't be the one writing it of course, I mean, with the right writer/director even a ***ty character (like toon link?) can be made into an awesome, saterday morning series.

EDIT: Before you go balistic on me about Code Lyoko not being anime, I KNOW that! It is anime-style though, just like Avatar the last airbender and IGBX. I meant Anime DRAWN in the pole. ^_^

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack will save Cartoon Network.

No it won't, and that sounds like anime.

Naruto type.

P.S. No offense to you, MetroidMaster, but I don't like this idea.

Oh, and also...................no.

Well it does sound like anime, okay, so it may not save them, but like I said, it might breathe some live back into them. Like IGPX did and Samurai Jack.

And honestly, would you watch a show like that? I mean not like total fanboy buy all the action figures stuff, but would you find a show like that interesting at least?

Also, flapjack is just...like he said...umm...no....

So what about it sounds like anime to you exactly? *raises eyebrow* And what makes that automatically a bad thing? I happen to find that kind of artwork interesting to watch, has a lot more detail than the usual cartoony stuff you know?

Why is there no option for 'no'?

Originally Posted by Skar

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack will save Cartoon Network.

This. Flapjack is ****ing hilarious.

"Candy-coated hotdog?"
"Hey hey! Maybe you can eat these to get bigger and fit into those pants!"
"I don't like hotdogs...Yech!"
"Don't like the taste of hotdogs? Don't worry, friend! The candy eliminates any flavor of hotdog!"

I would watch it, But I doubt I would like it.

Originally Posted by MetroidMaster

Like IGPX

Also, flapjack is just...like he said...umm...no....

*raises eyebrow*

There are so many things I dislike about you.

The answer to the question isn't the name of the topic. and it's not a yes or no question either way. The POLE is about what cartoon style would suit a character like that.

And honestly, what's wrong with IGPX? It actually made sense ; Naruto is just a buncha drama and action, on top of that, believable parsonas.

Like I said, with the right writer and artists any show can be awesome, have you seen the new Iron Man Preview? Sure it's airing on Nick, big ****ing deal! X_X honestly....

Originally Posted by MetroidMaster

The answer to the question isn't the name of the topic. and it's not a yes or no question either way. The POLE is about what cartoon style would suit a character like that.

And honestly, what's wrong with IGPX? It actually made sense ; Naruto is just a buncha drama and action, on top of that, believable parsonas.

Like I said, with the right writer and artists any show can be awesome, have you seen the new Iron Man Preview? Sure it's airing on Nick, big ****ing deal! X_X honestly....

For the record, that show took Iron Man and castrated it. Why the hell did they make is a Nick show? And why is Stark a teenager? Was having a show about an adult bad for the children?

And no, this character wouldn't save Cartoon Network in any way, shape or form.

Respect down ten points for whoever actually likes flap jack. As far as i'm concerned, CN would be in far better shape without it. I guess the executives were doped up when signing that show...

Sounds like it should be traditional animation, a very underrated medium.

Yeah, shows like KND, Flapjack and Camp laslo are all how should I put this...funny. But they have almost no plot or sense, the characters are solid at least, but they have no main objective in life. Where are all these random episodes taking them? What moral purposes did these events have for them?

I like IGPX cause each character has a background, a "drive" if you will that makes them who they are. Their personalities aren't overexagerated either, like for instance. Do girls REALLY rival that badly over boys like Ino and Sakura? Well, I'm not sure, but I doubt two "best friends" would lose interest in eachother friendshipwise. (on-off friendships aren't true friendships after all) over the fact they liked the same boy. And do people really have their own little catch phrase, naruto's "believe it" for example...I think not. Just about every character in the show has a hookup like that, a quirk that makes them a bit different, but honestly, they are a bit overdone for some of them.

As for Iron Man, who says that's stark in the suit? Maybe this's the future of iron man, and he's got a kid now, ever think of that? Even Stark will age to the point where he couldn't use that suit anymore. It's like Robin turning into Nightwing. New show= new characters, I hate when people see that stuff and go WTF before even thinking about those things. That's like calling a baby boy a girl cause the doctor didn't bother to check between the legs.

I doubt there's a solid yes/no answer for the question regarding Alex's hypothetic tv series could save CN from their hell pit, but hey it's like what they always say. Ya never know untill you try.

It's not that traditional cartooning is going out of style or anything, I just can't seem to find it interesting. It's hard to feel connected to a character when you can see that they have outlines and they break the fourth wall on occasion....well...many occasions for some shows. In billy and mandy. Mandy breaks the fourth wall for a good two minutes, having a conversation about weather or not they should save billy DIRECTLY with the viewer. She even responds as if you were giving an answer with each rebuttle.

EDIT: I agree about the nickalodian part completely, cartoonnetwork is better suited for the kind of "action" they have in Iron Man and they need the views and would have a much broader audiance. Same goes for the new Wolvereen show.

Originally Posted by Skar

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack will save Cartoon Network.

Originally Posted by Goober Dude

No it won't, and that sounds like anime

....Flapjack?
Are you ****ing-- what?

Also, I have no idea what this thread is about, it sounds like it's perpetuating some bad anime fanfiction.

EDIT: I've only seen a bit of Flapjack, and it was alright. It had some humorously clever ideas, and I love nautical themes in general, so... I'd say I liked what I saw.

Originally Posted by Ty

Respect down ten points for whoever actually likes flap jack. As far as i'm concerned, CN would be in far better shape without it. I guess the executives were doped up when signing that show...

If I said respect down ten for ToS, would we be even? =p

No.

This is how you save cartoon network:8bit

As for Iron Man, who says that's stark in the suit? Maybe this's the future of iron man, and he's got a kid now, ever think of that? Even Stark will age to the point where he couldn't use that suit anymore. It's like Robin turning into Nightwing. New show= new characters, I hate when people see that stuff and go WTF before even thinking about those things. That's like calling a baby boy a girl cause the doctor didn't bother to check between the legs.

Yes that is a teenage Tony Stark.

You know what will save Cartoon Network? Futurama.

TC, just put your character in a self-insert fanfiction and be done with it. Or in the BA; that place is packed with stuff like this.


Really, when I clicked on this thread, I expected you to be talking about a character which, you know, actually exists.

Originally Posted by CookieConjurer

You know what will save Cartoon Network? Futurama.

Comedy Central owns the rights to that now, I believe.

Originally Posted by MetroidMaster

I know one show won't save them, but like IGPX did, he could breath some life back into the station.

I strongly doubt this since first your characters would have to cover up the horrible bad breath they got from being pieced together from dead and clichéd ideas.

Originally Posted by bitterlime

I strongly doubt this since first your characters would have to cover up the horrible bad breath they got from being pieced together from dead and clichéd ideas.

Cliched isn't always bad, what about the dracula and Saw films? Oh and they keep remaking a Christmas Carol too....though Robin Williams and Jim Carry are pretty funny, I can't' wait to see them as a team. xD

So maybe it was a teen toney, could also be an AU too, ever think of that? Marvel has literally TONS of AU's and DC, so it's not surprising. Im not defending any particular side, All I'm saying is this. Don't knock it til you try it.

I agree about flapjack still.

But seriously, this character is from a ROLEPLAY not a fanfiction, but I doubt he'll make a fanfic, eh, maybe a one or three shot, but nothing major. Do you know where he came from, do you know how he acts or talks, do you know his history other than the bio? There's more to making a cartoon than a few simple sue traits or cliche's, otherwise Naruto would be more dead than it already is right now. the tv show at least

I found the Secret Saterdays kinda interesting, it sorta reminded me of a post modern Jhoney Quest. ^^ Those sorts of shows may be Cliche' but they are popular. And where do you get off, doesn't "real" anime come from BOOKS too?

Originally Posted by Tonchiki

....Flapjack?

If I said respect down ten for ToS, would we be even? =p

Hahaha, touche'. Yes? I think?
Flapjack is the only show (other than family guy) that enrages me just to hear people praise it. That's how much I just can't stand it.

And yeah, shows like futureama could help CN, but only for the older audience. They need stuff for kids 16 and under.